Chemistry

Discover a curated list of renowned celebrities who have made significant contributions to the field of Chemistry. From Nobel laureates to pioneering researchers, explore their fascinating journeys and the impact they have had on scientific advancements.

Jan Czochralski
Jan Czochralski
Poland
Polish chemist
Iren Joliot-Curie
Iren Joliot-Curie
France
Chemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry
Henri Moissan
Henri Moissan
France
Chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1906.
Fric Gaber
Fric Gaber
Poland
Chemist
Joseph Bienaime Caventou
Joseph Bienaime Caventou
France
French chemist and pharmacist
Paul Sabatier
Paul Sabatier
France
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1912, jointly with Victor Grignard
Gilbert Lewis
Gilbert Lewis
USA
Outstanding American physical chemist.
Murat Zhurinov
Murat Zhurinov
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani scientist, chemist
Konstantin Krasusky
Konstantin Krasusky
Russian chemist
Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe
Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe
Germany
German chemist
John Polanyi
John Polanyi
Canada
Chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1986 (together with D. Herschbach and Y. T. Lee).
Robert Bunsen
Robert Bunsen
Germany
German chemist.
Mario J. Molina
Mario J. Molina
USA
American and Mexican chemist
Fritz Pregl
Fritz Pregl
Austria
Austrian chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1923.
Ellen Swallow Richards
Ellen Swallow Richards
USA
American chemist
Rafiga Aliyeva
Rafiga Aliyeva
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani scientist, Doctor of Chemical Sciences
Vladimir Prelog
Vladimir Prelog
Switzerland
Chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1975 (jointly with D. Cornforth).
John Hogward Northrop
John Hogward Northrop
USA
Chemist Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1946, shared with Wendell M. Stanley and James B. Sumner
George Wittig
George Wittig
Germany
German organic chemist, Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry (1979, together with G. C. Brown).
Henry Cavendish
Henry Cavendish
Great Britain
English physicist and chemist who discovered hydrogen
Frederick Soddy
Frederick Soddy
Great Britain
English radiochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Herbert Hauptman
Herbert Hauptman
USA
American mathematician, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry 1985
Otto Hahn
Otto Hahn
Germany
German physicist and chemist
Stephen Gray
Stephen Gray
Great Britain
British scientist
Johann Griess
Johann Griess
Germany
German organic chemist.
Manfred Eigen
Manfred Eigen
Germany
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1967 (jointly with R. Norrish and D. Porter).
Claude Louis Berthollet
Claude Louis Berthollet
France
French chemist.
Valeriy Antonovich
Valeriy Antonovich
Ukraine
Ukrainian chemist
Paul Karrer
Paul Karrer
Switzerland
Swiss chemist
Robert Mistrik
Robert Mistrik
Slovakia
Slovak chemist
Karl Bosh
Karl Bosh
Germany
Chemist
Otto Heinrich Warburg
Otto Heinrich Warburg
Germany
German biochemist and physiologist
Johann Rudolph Glauber
Johann Rudolph Glauber
Germany
German alchemist, chemist, apothecary and physician.
Derek Barton
Derek Barton
USA
English chemist, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry (1969).
Friedrich August Kekule
Friedrich August Kekule
Germany
German Chemist
Uiliam Lipskomb
Uiliam Lipskomb
USA
American physical chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1976
Yanush Leon Vishnevskiy
Yanush Leon Vishnevskiy
Poland
Doctor of Chemical Sciences, writer
Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin
Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin
France
French chemist and pharmacist
Aaron Klug
Aaron Klug
Lithuania
Chemist
Johannes Kunckel
Johannes Kunckel
Germany
German alchemist.
Roger Kornberg
Roger Kornberg
USA
American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry (2006)
Max Ferdinand Perutz
Max Ferdinand Perutz
Great Britain
Chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1962 (shared with D. Kendrew)
George De Hevesy
George De Hevesy
Hungary
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1943.
Abaskuli Kuliev
Abaskuli Kuliev
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani scientist, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor
Herman Hess
Herman Hess
Russia
Russian chemist
Ahmed Zewail
Ahmed Zewail
Egypt
Egyptian-American chemist, winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Hans Bunte
Hans Bunte
Germany
German chemical engineer, professor of chemical engineering
Otto Wichterle
Otto Wichterle
Czech
Czech chemist
Nikolay Menshutkin
Nikolay Menshutkin
Russia
Russian chemist.
Archibald Scott Couper
Archibald Scott Couper
Great Britain
Scottish chemist